Respirator



I Jan. 26, 1932. c s 1,842,994

RESPIRATOR Filed Jan. 24, 1930 Patented Jan. 26, 1932 i j 4 Y UNITED srrns PATENT OFFICE KARL MICHELS, F MUSGATINE, IOWA RESPIRATOR Application filed January 24, 1930. Serial No. 423,215.

This invention relates to a respirator, the cording to the resistance to the passage of air general object of the invention being to prodesired. vide means for improving the lungs and other The following directions for the use of the parts of the respiratory system of the human device are given to insure proper use therebody through means of drawing air into the of Q lungs, while causing the air to pass through Put rubber hose firmly on small tube. Put water or other liquid so that the greater water in first bottle to suit individual case in efiort required to draw the air through the accordance with printed instructions. Put water exercises the parts. in second bottle solution of of 1% mer- This invention also consists in certain other curochrome, same amount as in first bottle. 69 features of construction and in the combina- Regulate amount of water to suit ones tion and arrangement of the several parts, to need. For weak lungs, an inch or two will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated suflice. Increase amount of water as lungs in the accompanying drawings and specificaldevelop. Renew water at least once a weak. 1F ly pointed out in the appended claim. Put cork tight into neck of bottle. 5

In describing the invention in detail, refer- Stand the device on floor, window sill or ence will be had tothe accompanying drawtable, wherever convenient. ings wherein like characters denote like or Stand with back against wall, head erect. corresponding parts throughout the several Put loose end of hose connected with mouth i views, and in which piece in mouth.

Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention. Inhale air through tube as deeply as pos- Figure 2 is 'a plan view of the holder. sible and exhale through nose. Continue Figure 3 is a plan view of the device. same for ten minutes.

In these views, the letter A indicates a Usedevice at least twice a day; mornings holder which is composed of the base 1, the and before retiring for the night.

upright 2 havinga ring 3 at its upper end Pin towel or fasten wide strop convenand the holder rings 4 which are attached to iently tight around chest and breathe eneropposite sides of the upright by the stems 5. getically against them.

Receptacles 6 pass through the rings 4 and It is thought from the foregoing descriprest upon the base and a stopper 7 closes each tion that the advantages and novel features receptacle. A pipe 8 has its upper end of the invention will be readily apparent. arranged in a hole in each stopper with its It is to be understood that changes may be lower end terminating short of the bottom made in the construction and in the combiof the receptacle; An inverted U-shaped nation and arrangement of the several parts, pipe 9 has its ends located in holes in the provided that such changes fall within the stoppers and a nipple at the upper end of scope of the appended claim. the pipe 9 is connected by a tube or hose 10 What I claim is with a mouth piece 11. A respirator comprising an elongated base, Thus by placing water or other liquid in fluid containing receptacles positioned on said the receptacles and then placing the mouth base, a vertical stem carried by said base inter piece in the mouth and inhaling, the air is mediate the ends thereof and extending up-- drawn through the water in the receptacles Wardly between the receptacles with the and into the lungs and as the Water offers a upper end enlarged to provide afinger grip 45 resistance to the passage of the air, the lungs disposed above said receptacles, a pair of reand other parts of the respiratory'system will ta-ining members carried by the stem and be exercised. encircling the receptacles to prevent displace The receptacles may be provided with ment of the latter from the base, closures for graduatio-ns so that any desired amount of said receptacles, tubes extending through the 50 liquid can be placed in the receptacles acclosures and terminating adjacent the bottoms of the receptacles, and an inverted U- shaped tube extending through the closures and straddling the finger piece of the stem, a nipple on the U-shaped tube, a flexible tube connected to the nipple and the mouth piece connected to the flexible tube.

KARL MICHELS. 

